Stage IVB (part 2) anaplastic thyroid cancer; drawing shows cancer in the thyroid gland and nearby muscles in the neck. The lymph nodes are also shown.
Stage IVB (part 3) anaplastic thyroid cancer; drawing shows cancer in the thyroid gland and in the esophagus, the trachea, the larynx, the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, and the tissue in front of the spine (inset). Cancer has also surrounded the common carotid artery and the blood vessels in the area between the lungs. Also shown is the right recurrent laryngeal nerve.
Stage II (part 2) papillary and follicular thyroid cancer in patients 55 years and older; drawing shows cancer in the thyroid gland and the tumor is larger than 4 centimeters. An inset shows 4 centimeters is about the size of a walnut. Also shown are the lymph nodes, larynx, and trachea.
Stage II (part 3) papillary and follicular thyroid cancer in patients 55 years and older; drawing shows cancer in the thyroid gland and nearby muscles in the neck. Also shown are the larynx and trachea.
